Barrel-dumper



M. G. BRIGGS 8v W. A. JONES. 1 Barrel-Dumper.

No. 225,792. Patented Mar. 23,1880.

a WITNESSES I & ATTORNEY N-FETERS, PHOTO-UTHOGRAPNER, WASHINGYON D. C-

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MYRON O. BRIGGS AND WILLIAM A. JONES, OF BAIRDSTOWN, OHIO.

BARREL-BUMPER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 225,792, dated March 23, 1880.

Application filed February 7, 1880.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, MYRON U. BRIGGS and WM. A. JONES, of Bairdstown, in the county of Wood and State of Ohio, have invented a new and valuable Improvement in Nail-Keg and BarrelDumpers; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a representation of a perspective View of our improved dumper applied to a barrel. Figs. 2 and3 are details, and Fig. 4 is a plan view of the vibrating barrel-holder.

This invention has relation to means for dumping nail-kegs and barrels; and it consists in the construction and novel arrangement of two tripod-standards pivoted to the back section of a metallic encircling-band, two front quarter-sections hinged to said back section in front of the standard-pivots, and an adjustable screw-tastenin g in front connecting the ends of said quarter-sections, as hereinafter shown and described.

In the accompanying drawings, the letter A designates the standards, each of which is provided with three feet, so that it will stand firm under the weight of the keg, and for convenience in spacing the stand one of these feet is usually turned inward, in the manner indicated in the drawings. Each foot is perforated at a for the passage of a fasteningscrew, whereby it is secured to the floor or to a stand, B.

13 represents theback section of a circular band of metal, which is designed to be secured around the middle portion of the keg. This back section is pivoted to the upper ends of the standards A, as indicated at b, and extends a little forward of the pivots to form hinge-extensions c.

O and D represent front quarter-sections of 4 5 the band, each of which is hinged to an extension, c, of the back section in front of the pivot, so as to be readily thrown open to receive a keg or barrel, and to be easily closed thereon.

The sections of the band are designed to have some degree of flexibility, so as to readily adapt themselves to kegs of different sizes, and with the same object in view an adjustable fastening is employed to connect the front sections, 0 and D. This fasteningis constructed by bending the free ends of said sections outward, or forming lugs or ears dd thereon, one of which is provided with a long screw, while the other is notched to receive said screw, which is provided with a thumb-nut, c, to bear against the notched lug or car and draw the band tightly around the keg.

This improvementis designed to be of especial advantage in handling nail-kegs, obviating the use of a nail-rack, and rendering the handling of nails an easy matter. It can, however, be used for ash and other barrels with advantage.

Having described this invention, what we claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The nail-keg and barrel dumping stand consistin g of the tripod-standards A, the circular back bandsection, B, pivoted to said standards, an d having the bin ge-extensions c in front of the pivots, the front quarter-sections, O and D, hinged to the extensions of the back section, and having an adjustable fastening, substantially as specified.

In testimony that we claim the above we have hereunto subscribed our names in the presence of two witnesses.

MYRON O. BRIGGS. WM. A. JONES. Witnesses:

M. A. OULVER, E. D. BRIGGS. 

